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Franklin Templeton shuffles distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Following its acquisition of Legg Mason, Franklin Templeton Australia has refreshed its senior distribution leadership line-up. Felicity Walsh's role has been expanded as head of sales, she will now lead both the institutional and retail sales teams. ...

Rice Warner hires fintech, product data lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Rice Warner has appointed a head of fintech and product data from CommInsure/AIA Australia to expand the firm's technology footprint. Anthony Saliba will focus on developing client solutions across retirement, advice and technology for the actuarial ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The US has reversed its biggest economic contraction in history with the sharpest recovery on record. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the country's GDP increased at annualised rate of 33.1% in the September 2020 quarter following ...

Chant West head of client development to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Chant West's head of client development will retire from the role after about four and a half years at the company. Geoff Peck was responsible for sales and service of new and existing clients at Chant West. He also worked on developing new tools ...

AMP names incidents, issues lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
AMP has hired a former CommInsure risk expert to oversee the issues and breaches facing the firm. Angela Papas has started her new role at AMP Australia as head of incidents, issues and breaches. Papas spent over four and a half years at CommInsure ...

Powerwrap delists, Praemium takes over

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Managed accounts platform Powerwrap has de-listed from the ASX and its chief executive and board have stepped down following the acquisition by Praemium. In the next move of the off-market takeover, Praemium made payment of the 94% in acceptances on ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Newly launched trading platform Superhero has revealed it has the functionality to offer managed accounts to investors, and would be looking into developing this and an APL further in the future. The platform, which launched at the beginning of September ...

Global equities manager hires GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
A boutique fund manager has hired a former Bank of America executive to help expand its global equities offering. Rhys Cahill joins Talaria Capital on November 16 as general manager of business after spending more than 15 years at Bank of America Merrill ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
A former investment analyst from Maple-Brown Abbott was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to insider trading in Big Un shares. Michael Ming Jinn Ho will serve the three years via an intensive correction order (aka a sentence ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The next wave of fund managers is ready to leave their textbooks behind and start investing with real money. And star stockpickers of today are offering their help to an interuniversity group. Traditionally, students undertaking a commerce or business ...